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This document contrasts a series of opposing concepts or forces, with descriptions of each side of each opposition. The oppositions discussed include mistrust vs trust, lack of focus vs focus, superficiality vs intuition, controlling vs mothering, rigidity vs stability, fanaticism vs inner conscience, disharmony vs responsible choices, conflict vs balanced control, rage vs compassion, fear of the dark vs patient solitude, blame vs change, imbalance vs balance, pride vs humility, stagnation vs transformation, overindulgence vs easy does it, fear & separation vs love & connectedness, destruction vs liberation, denial & despair vs healing & hope, confusion vs mystery, burnout vs golden understanding, paying the piper vs

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Tarot Shadow Work PDF

This document contrasts a series of opposing concepts or forces, with descriptions of each side of each opposition. The oppositions discussed include mistrust vs trust, lack of focus vs focus, superficiality vs intuition, controlling vs mothering, rigidity vs stability, fanaticism vs inner conscience, disharmony vs responsible choices, conflict vs balanced control, rage vs compassion, fear of the dark vs patient solitude, blame vs change, imbalance vs balance, pride vs humility, stagnation vs transformation, overindulgence vs easy does it, fear & separation vs love & connectedness, destruction vs liberation, denial & despair vs healing & hope, confusion vs mystery, burnout vs golden understanding, paying the piper vs

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Mistrust vs Trust

• having an openness to divine


guidance
• willing to take a leap of faith into
the unknown
• belief that the universe will provide
you with what you need at the time
you need it
• having spontaneity and a sense of
playfulness
• listening to your inner child
• willing to take risks and try
something new without knowing
the outcome because you trust the
process
• abandoning old ways of thinking
Lack of Focus vs Focus
• able to prioritize and make a choice
• taking action on your own behalf rather
than only wishing for change or success
• knowing there is always more to a
situation than meets the eye
• being able to focus your energy
effectively to accomplish your goals
• creating order out of chaos, the ability
to plan and carry out those plans
• the ability to visualize your goals clearly,
seeing your own potential and being
able to visualize the work required to
manifest it
• being practical, energetic, insightful, and
emotionally mature
• discovering the creator within
Superficiality
vs
Intuition
• having complete faith in your
intuition, and making logical
decisions based on your
intuition
• exploring the unconscious
• seeking hidden knowledge
through dreams, images,
feelings, art, tarot, or
astrology
• balancing the intellect and
intuition
Controlling vs
Mothering
• now is the time to establish yourself in
relationship to others
• “The Gret Mother” is the part of you
who knows how to create what you
need
• time to nourish yourself as well as
others
time to heal family relationships
• letting go of the need to control
nurturing individuality
• creating rather than destroying
• a time to get in touch with your body
and sensuality
• allowing others their own truths
Rigidity vs
Stability
• being a respected authority figure
• building something real and solid,
giving form and structure to your life,
having a concrete idea or plan, with
well-deserved power
• energetic, imaginative, and assertive
• having the life force to strive and
succeed
• accepting responsibility for your
actions
• using logic to solve problems
• the loving father figure
• leadership abilities, especially at work
Fanaticism vs
Inner Conscience
• asking your inner teacher for guidance
• informed participation in a group
rather than blind obedience, finding
value in the religion or traditions of
your childhood
• searching for a spiritual or personal
philosophy that is accessible through
word, book, lecture, or service
• having a carefully thought out and
studied personal philosophy that
guides you rather than rules you
• conforming to a belief system or
group because your Higher Self
dictates it
Disharmony vs
Responsible Choices
• trusting love
• the moving of your consciousness
from your intellect to your heart
• making a responsible decision about a
love relationship
• being able to identify the opposites
needed for balance in any situation
• becoming aware of the loving nature
of your Higher Self
• the marriage of mind and spirit
• understanding that both the intellect
and intuition are important for
guidance
Conflict vs
Balanced Control
• activism, triumph and victory through
hard work
• solving a present problem using the
skills of your past experiences
• considering a problem from someone
else's viewpoint
• ying/yang: knowing the necessity of
positive and negative forces to
balance life and cause growth within
• strength and independence based on
taking a full look at yourself
• learning about yourself (inner work)
through the involvement with others
(outer work)
Rage vs
Compassion
• having an inner strength that allows
you to heal yourself and others, the
power to help others by first helping
yourself
• finding a way to make your animal
nature a peaceful companion, making
peace with the dark side of your
nature and extending that compassion
to others
• leadership abilities based on
compassion, being compassionate
with yourself when you make
mistakes, being compassionate with
others for making mistakes
• having courage, strength, and self-
discipline, self-awareness
Fear of the Dark vs
Patient Solitude
• seeking the advice of a psychic, tarot
reader, or astrologer, finding a guru
• accepting the natural rhythm of life,
including aging and death
• being at a crossroads of decision and
renewal, in withdrawing, you prepare
for a way out of the dark
• the ability to solve your own problems
by introspection and listening to your
own guidance
• a spiritual climb that makes you a
lantern in the dark for others
having inner wisdom, radiating a
higher force
Blame vs
Change
• the more you know about your inner
self, the more you choose your own
destiny, a fortunate new beginning, a
new chapter in your life is starting
• observing the overall pattern of your
life instead of the details,
understanding cause and effect and
directing your life accordingly
• understanding that there is an orderly
plan behind the seemingly random
changes of your life, every situation
has the potential for learning
• knowing you are a part of an ever-
changing process, accepting
responsibility for what befalls you
without blaming fate
Imbalance vs Balance
• being true to yourself
• having the ability to be make
adjustments in your life
• a balanced intellect
• having clarity of mind and the ability
to make fair decisions
• being reasonable
• weighing and balancing difficult
decisions
• setting things right
• making amends
• blending your Higher Self with daily
thinking to produce harmony
• being a mediator
Pride vs
Humility
• being suspended in time and being
able to tolerate that suspension
• considering another viewpoint, being
able to look at something from
another angle
• understanding that success requires a
sacrifice, being willing to make a
sacrifice for a larger goal
• losing pride to gain humility
• making a conscious choice which will
have far-reaching consequences
• allowing things to happen without the
need to control
• sacrificing comfort for a greater good
Stagnation vs
Transformation
• letting go of the old to make way for
the new, saying goodbye and
relinquishing in love
• tuning in to the process of rebirth,
understanding that nothing ever dies,
it only transforms
• being comforted during a sad time
• realizing it is the end of a relationship,
situation, or way of thinking/feeling,
and new beginnings will follow the
grieving period
• recognizing it's time to let go of
outdated habits, actions, and
attitudes, being open to change and
the opportunities it brings
Overindulgence
vs Easy Does It
• not rushing or overdoing
• having harmony within relationships
• striving for emotional balance
• using moderation and self-restraint
• allowing higher consciousness to flow
freely into conscious thought
• performing service for others without
thought of selfish gains
• living a spiritual life, but being
concerned with human matters, too
• learning how to balance life's
opposites
Fear & Separation vs
Love & Connectedness
• finding the discipline and courage to
break free of negative habits and
stuck ways of thinking
• understanding your own light side/
dark side which leads to compassion
for others, learning to love yourself
and others
• expressing your sexuality with joy
• having a choice to do things
differently
• accepting your need to lighten up and
play
• confronting your own negative reality
and breaking free of the bondage
Destruction vs
Liberation
• finding inner strength and spiritual
meaning in tragedy and loss
• realizing nothing is permanent
• seeking divine truth, having sudden
insight, having a flash of illumination
• breaking down unhealthy beliefs to
liberate your true self, breaking
through old ways of thinking,
changing false structures and finding
true values
• exercising free choice, living your own
chosen way rather than by convention
• seeing things in a new light
• making room for the unexpected
Denial & Despair vs
Healing & Hope
• belief in a new and better life, having
a sense of purpose
• the calm after the storm, removing all
fear
• an opportunity for new insight into a
situation
• reliance on your higher consciousness
for renewal
• participation in your own healing
• inspiration, gaining a sense of
direction
• having a renewed sense of hope
based on an inner focus and outer
awareness
Confusion vs
Mystery
• relying on intuition for guidance,
trusting feelings and intuition
• recognizing the changes and cycles of
your life
• having vivid memories that help you
understand your situation
• being open to information from
dreams
• being open to the mysteries of your
life
• failing intellect when facing the
darkness and realization that only
intuitive insight can uncover the
depths
Burnout vs
Golden Understanding
• having no need for secrecy
• feeling as though life has opened up
because of some positive
• optimism, positive energy, successful
and action, having abundant energy
• to become a child again and see the
world with joy
• raising the consciousness of golden
understanding; calm self-confidence
• and personal power because you
understand your place in the universe
• reconnecting with your Higher Self
which yields a direct experience with
your Spiritual Source
Paying the Piper
vs Rebirth
• making amends, paying debts that
need to be paid
• reaping what you have sewn
• focusing on what is being gained,
rather than what is being lost, in any
situation
• reaching conclusions, summing up,
hindsight
• a spiritual rebirth and renewal based
on taking responsibility for your
actions and choices
• an increased awareness that leads to
increased responsibility and more
choices
Chasing a Rainbow vs
The Challenge of
Living Here
• a feeling that nothing can overwhelm
you now, standing on solid ground
inside yourself
• without attachment, you are able to
let go of the past and dance into the
future but equilibrium at its center
• feeling untouched by human
problems, yet fully capable of dealing
with them
• the completion of one cycle and the
beginning of another
• being a whole person-not perfect, but
complete

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